System and method for operating a food preference algorithm

Abstract

A method of operating a food preference algorithm involves retrieving a meal framework including at least one food component category from a meal framework database through operation of a meal selector configured by a preferences profile in a user profile, generating a meal profile including at least one food item retrieved from a food item database through operation of a food component selector configured by the meal framework and the preferences profile, operating a machine learning food preferences algorithm, and applying the updated food preferences control to the preferences profile.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of operating a food preference algorithm, the method comprising:
 retrieving a meal framework comprising at least one food component category from a meal framework database through operation of a meal selector configured by a preferences profile in a user profile;   generating a meal profile comprising at least one food item retrieved from a food item database through operation of a food component selector configured by the meal framework and the preferences profile;   operating a machine learning food preferences algorithm to:
 aggregate user interactions from linked user services associated with the user profile and a meal plan menu comprising the meal profile; 
 retrieve historic user interactions from a historic interaction database; 
 retrieve similar user interactions from a global user interaction database; and 
 generate an updated food preferences control from the user interactions, the historic user interactions, and the similar user interactions; and 
   applying the updated food preferences control to the preferences profile.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the preferences profile comprises meal presets, food likes, food dislikes, food restrictions, health objectives, kcal target, financial budget, brand preferences, and grocer and/or food distributor preferences. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the linked user services comprise a food tracking service. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the linked user services comprises a grocery list service.